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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
卷 8, 期 -, 页码 235-249出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.014
关键词
Spatial analysis; Point pattern analysis; Site formation processes; Taphonomy; Early Pleistocene; Lower Palaeolithic; Pirro Nord 13
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资金
- European Research Council [283503]
- University of Ferrara
- Municipality of Apricena
- European Research Council (ERC) [283503] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
Ever since their percolation fromneighbour disciplines, archaeology has employed spatial statistics to unravel, at different scales, past human behaviors from scatters of material culture. However, in the interpretation of the archaeological record, particular attention must be given to disturbance factors that operate in post-depositional processes. In this paper, we answer the need for a specific taphonomic perspective in spatial analysis by applying point pattern analysis of taphonomic alterations on the faunal and lithic assemblages from the Early Pleistocene site of Pirro Nord 13, Italy. The site, biochronologically dated between 1.3 and 1.6 Ma BP, provides evidence for an early hominin presence in Europe. The archaeological and paleontological deposits occur as filling of a karst structure that is currently exposed. We investigated the distribution of the archaeological and paleontological assemblages, as well as the distribution of identified taphonomic features, in order to evaluate the degree and reliability of the spatial association of the lithic artifacts with the faunal remains. Our results contribute to the interpretation of the diagenetic history of Pirro Nord 13 and support the stratigraphic integrity of the site. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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